Category Co-Chair Column

On Jan 11, 2016, I proudly accepted the nomination to serve as Female Co-Chair of Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club. In 7 years on the board, I served as a committee Co-Chair for 6 years: Field, Field, Finance, Finance, PAC and PAC – yes, I did each position twice in a row….redundancy is a

As co-chairs of the Alice B Toklas LGBT Democratic Club, we thank Vicki Hennessy for strongly supporting in the statement below the importance of an inmate’s safety, not their genitalia, in determining where they are housed and the gender of the jail staff that searches them. As she pointed out, the deputy sheriffs are highly

Just hearing the date of September 11th makes me catch my breath, even after fourteen years. I distinctly remember that morning, hearing from a neighbor while walking my dog that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. I returned to my house in time to watch the second tower collapse, and then learn about

Every August before a November election, the Alice Political Action Committee (PAC) gets together to carefully consider every ballot measure and Democratic candidate that will come before San Francisco voters. The discussions are insightful and offer the opportunity to really dig into the various measures. This year Alice has another great slate of endorsements. On

Today is the day!! Alice has been working hard this election season to support our endorsed candidates and ballot measures. You have likely seen our newspaper ads in the Bay Area Reporter, Bay Times, Bay Guardian, or the San Francisco Examiner. We also have created tremendous visibility for our candidates with billboard and newspaper rack

By: Ron Flynn Alice Board, Co-Chair Although the warm weather is about to start, summer is over and it is back to school time. We have a great opportunity to help San Francisco Unified School District and City College of San Francisco by electing some great new leaders to their boards. Alice has endorsed our

By Ron Flynn Alice Board, Co-Chair Although the warm weather is about to start, summer is over and it is back to school time. We have a great opportunity to help San Francisco Unified School District and City College of San Francisco by electing some great new leaders to their boards. Alice has endorsed our

August is endorsement season. Alice will be holding our membership vote on our fall election endorsements at 6:30 PM August 18th at the LGBT Center. Please come and have your vote counted! We are excited that an Alice board member is running for citywide office this fall. Our very own Mark Murphy has been pounding

By Ron Flynn Alice Board, Co-Chair I am still reeling from the overwhelming turnout to our annual Pride Breakfast. Alice’s Pride Breakfast has become the place-to-be for everyone politician and City official on Pride Sunday. Having Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins as our keynote was a joy. Having her joined by Speaker pro Tem Darrell Steinberg,

By Zoe Dunning Alice Board, Co-Chair I distinctly remember January 20, 1993, watching President William Jefferson Clinton’s first inauguration. I had never really paid attention to inaugurations before, but this one was significant to me. Three days prior, I had just “come out” publicly as a lesbian naval officer, at a political rally directed at then

We are saddened to hear about the passing of former Alice Co-Chair and dear friend Julius Turman. Our thoughts are with his loved ones and extended Alice family. We will share more soon as we remember Julius and his legacy.
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